Soft fold-collar.



F. H. DOTY:

SOFT FOLD COLLAR.

APPLICATION man FEB. 25, 1918.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918,.

e WQ g Ji-tarrz 6 UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE- FRANK H. DOTY, OF TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGN'OR TO WILLIAM BARKER COMPANY, OF WATERVLIET, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SOFT FOLD- COLLAR.

Application filed February 25, 1918.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. DOTY, a citizen of the I nited States, residing at T roy, county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soft Fold-Collars, of which the following is a specification.

Reference ma be had to the accompanying drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Similar characters refer to similarparts in the several figures therein.

This invention relates tovarious kinds of collars having certain run-and-stitchcd memhere which are to be worn soft or not stifliy starched.

The principal object of the invention is to utilize certain structural features characteristic of such a run-and-stitched collar mem her to accommodate a separate stiffening member, whereby said collar member is supported and held in proper position in use.

Other'objects will appear in connection with the following description.

Figure l of the drawings is a view in perspective of a soft f0ld-collar embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of one end of the folded-over top of the collar taken on the broken line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar section showing the three plies of the top run together.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the runtogether plies turned inside out.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the runand-turne-d plies stitched together.

Fig. 6 is a View in perspective of the separate stiffening member.

Referring to the drawings wherein the invention is shown in preferred form, 1 represents the band, and 2 the folded-over top of the collar, the band being shown provided with the usual buttonholes, 3.

The top of the collar which is run, turned and stitched in the usual manner of making a hand-turned collar, may be formed of any desired plural number of plies of fabric.

I have shown the top formed of an inner facing-ply, 4, an outer facing-ply, 5, and an interlining ply, 6, of fabric. In making the top of the collar, these plies are superimposed one upon another with one of the facing-plies and the interlining ply outermost, and the other facing-ply therebetween, in

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

Serial No. 218,940.

which position they are run together by a seam, 7, as shown in Fig. 3.

The run-together plies'are then turned inside out between the two facing-plies, 4 and 5, by which the run-seam 7, is concealed, as shown in Fig. 4.

The run-and-turned plies are then stitched together as at 8 along a line'substantially this pocket, 9, where it extends along the ends of the folded-over top to accommodate a separate stiffening member or strip 10, which supports and holds in proper positlon the end of the top in use.

This stiffening strip or member may be made of any suitable material having the desired degree of stiffness such as celluloid, metal, whalebone, featherbone, or the like.

By utilizing the pocket, 9, I am able to properly support the stiffening member, 10, which in turn properly supports the end of the folded-over top; and I am able to accomplish this result without increasing the cost of producing the collar, except for the cost of the stiffening member itself, as no additional time or operation-is required to produce the pocket which receives the stiffening member.

When the top has been run, turned and stitched in the usual manner, the stiffening members are pushed into the respective pockets, 9, through the open side of the top which open side is then inserted and stitched within the band in the usual manner, thus .closing the pockets at the unturned edge of the folded-over top.

I prefer to have the pocket thus closed, although this is not an essential feature of my invention.

While I have shown and described my invention as applied to the end of the folded over top, it will be understood that it is also applicable to any run-and-sti-tched portion of the collar into which it is desired to 1n corporate a separate stiffening member.

/Vhat I claim as new and clesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A cellar having a member formed of a plurality 0f plies run, turned and stitched whereby :1 pocket is formed between the plies, and between the two lines of stitching whereby the member is run and stitched; and having inserted in said. pocket a separate stifiening member.

2. A collar having a bend and a soft :folded over top, said folded-over top being formed of 3 lurelity 0f plies run, t'flfnetl anti. stitchetl whereby a pocket is fOTHlQCl along an end of the folclettover top between the plies and between the two lines at stitchingwhereby the folded-over top is run, and stitched; and having inserted in said pocket a separate stifiening member.

In testimony whereef, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of February 1918.

FRANK H. BOTY. 

